MIKE DOWSE served as CEO and executive director of the United States Tennis Association from January 2020 through March 2022, leading the organization through the pandemic and staging two US Opens, including the 2020 tournament played inside a sealed bubble. Before joining the USTA, he was president of Wilson Sporting Goods, where he oversaw a company of fifteen hundred employees with operations in more than 160 countries. Earlier in his career he directed tennis footwear for Nike and held senior roles across the Amer Sports portfolio, including Salomon, Atomic, and Suunto. A former junior and collegiate tennis player, Dowse graduated from the University of Portland. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.